Testing Free Tiny 80s Microwave. I Love Old Appliances

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@NewEnglandWildlifeAndMore 8 ай бұрын

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed tonight's video and tomorrow we will be back with old food Saturday

@MichaylaLovesJesus83 8 ай бұрын

After making this video, did you see that on that list that's on the Sharp microwave, that in the middle it lists frozen dinners time is 12 minutes?😂❤

@user-fu9uj7gr4u 8 ай бұрын

I’d like just about anything you open up goodlooking

@ricj7517 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait 👌

@alexisreyes4179 8 ай бұрын

Omg yesss it’s been a while since I had seen an old food Saturday

@EMOTIONBIGLIFE 8 ай бұрын

Pleasure as always😊

@bobbyglomp 8 ай бұрын

I never thought I’d see one of these ever again. This is the microwave we had in my parents kitchen growing up in the mid 90’s. Talk about nostalgia.

@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas 8 ай бұрын

we had turntables in the 90s so you guys must had an older model. I am pretty sure my family first one in the late 80s like 88 was turn table.

@williamharris8367 8 ай бұрын

Cheap/small microwaves in the early-1990s did not have a turntable. I remember heating a frozen entree in Grandmother's microwave. Part of it became so hot that the plastic tray melted, while another part was still frozen!

@f.k.b.16 8 ай бұрын

My friend had a microwave just like this. He only knew the dial timer... Until he came to my house where we'z was fancy and had digital. He made popcorn and asked how to do 3 minutes. Press 3 0 0 start. He pushed 3 0 0 0 start and we went to outside to play. We came back in about 20 minutes later and the microwave looked like a military smoke bomb! It took weeks to get the smell out of our house. (Oh and my mom and dad were thrilled lol)

@sillygirl3130 8 ай бұрын

Same

@justmytw0cents 8 ай бұрын

Take the plastic parts off, soak it in hydrogen peroxide covered in cling wrap. Set it in the sun or it won't work. That will remove yellowing on plastic in 5-7 days :)

@mrmlgcats 8 ай бұрын

Old appliances are the best, they just last so much longer. My grandma recently had to replace their old microwave and stove and I’m so glad I got some photos of them.

@krislarsen6546 8 ай бұрын

In my experience microwaves are among the most Hardy things that you can use when it comes to appliances. Every microwave I've ever owned at least lasted at least 10 years. And it still worked when I replaced it

@horseathalt7308 8 ай бұрын

@@krislarsen6546 In the past 15 years almost ALL over the range microwaves are junk after just five years or less! Planned obsolescence!

@smorris281 8 ай бұрын

My uncle was still using the microwave that came with his mobile home from the late 70’s. It was huge and opened like an oven. It did die though after 25 years of dedicated, loyal service.

@silverxstar01 8 ай бұрын

Yep. I only had to replace my microwave from 2001 a couple of years ago. My fridge from 1986 only died a couple of months ago - I was sad to see it go, but what a good run it had! I don’t expect either of these new replacements to see the next decade, unfortunately.

@MegaFPVFlyer 7 ай бұрын

My family has been using the same stove and oven that were installed when the house was built in the 90s. Same with the dryer. I can count on one hand the number of times any of them needed maintenance.

@CentiZen 7 ай бұрын

I'm a network engineer and a few years ago I was investigating intermittent issues at a company where the wireless network would stop working for a minute or two at a time during the day. After a while, we realized that the issues tended to happen mid day, around lunch time. A day or two later I'd discovered the culprit - one of these exact Microwaves was putting out enough interference anytime they used it to knock out the wifi.

@JessicaFEREM 5 ай бұрын

Musta had a compromised faraday cage / shell, or the window doesn't have a metal screen across the front.

@FirstnameLastname-xq4rp 8 ай бұрын

Some of those old appliances are insanely durable. I have two refrigerators from the early 1950s and they'll still get cold enough to freeze beer!

@conniethingstad1070 8 ай бұрын

I bought my first microwave in 1980 ish. We were still leary about them being safe. I think I paid $300 for it. It lasted for many years. I'm still using a fridge I bought in 1991. It cost me $1300 which was pretty high back then but I guess I've gotten my money's worth!

@OvercomeNatureTranshumanism 8 ай бұрын

It would save you mony in the long run to buy a new, because they are way more efficient now.

@MariaRoza2011 6 ай бұрын

Rip electric bill

@marcberm 8 ай бұрын

Mercury switches actually don't rely on expansion or contraction of the mercury. The bulb of liquid mercury is simply there to cleanly make and break contact for countless cycles. The thing that tips the capsule one way or another is usually the fact that in something like a thermostat, it's attached to the end of a bimetallic coil strip that moves/turns as the temperature changes.

@ChrisClark31415 8 ай бұрын

Back when I was a starving college student, a friend gave me a combination toaster oven/microwave. It was very similar with a dial timer, but it did have a satisfying "ding" at the end.

@brooklynphillips8996 8 ай бұрын

Don’t ask me why… but watching your videos really brings me some comfort. Your content is just wholesome and I love seeing all the old knickknacks you’ve got. And I’m glad you brought back the videos of you opening old cans, bottles, etc. thanks for posting 🙂

@davidboston8839 8 ай бұрын

I truly appreciate the transparency in your videos

@ryangramarosso6484 8 ай бұрын

Funnily enough the older 50’s/60’s fridges don’t use as much energy as you think I watched another video either on here or tik tok where someone tested them and the older fridges use less than modern ones! Anyways love your videos keep up the good work!👍

@f.k.b.16 8 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@RatKindler 8 ай бұрын

I think it has something to do with the auto-defrost that causes the new ones to use more energy overall. At least that's what I've been told by the vintage appliance collectors.

@the_expidition427 7 ай бұрын

It's the R12 more efficient as R600, except it does destroy the ozone layer

@gregdaweson4657 7 ай бұрын

@@the_expidition427 kek, as usual saving the environment requires destroying it.

@810PRODUCTIONS 8 ай бұрын

That micro is adorable.

@RV_Chef_Life 8 ай бұрын

We were given a 60’s microwave that was all metal and chrome with the dials for mode and time. It was 40 years old when we got it and it worked better than any microwave before or since.

@allgood5140 8 ай бұрын

The yellowing is from bromine. It's something they put in plastics as a fire retardant. In white and light grey plastics it turned yellow over time. It can be rewhitened with peroxide. The easiest way is peroxide creme used for hair bleaching. There's instructions online but you pretty much smear the stuff on and set the plastic under uv or sunlight to rewhiten.

@0xbenedikt 7 ай бұрын

Doesn't fix it permanently though. It comes back even more quickly.

@RetroAP 5 ай бұрын

Would that be why kenner stormtrooper figures yellow like that?

@jimmyjimjims7483 8 ай бұрын

To this very day I have (and still use everyday) a 1988 Amana Radarange microwave. I believe its 1800 watts so it cooks very well, its got the woodgrain and brown scheme going on, works like a charm after 35 years. I tried newer appliances but they all end up croaking or needing some pricey pcb board after a few years, the old appliances never die!

@NewEnglandWildlifeAndMore 8 ай бұрын

New machines aren't only unreliable but they're built so cheaply and dents so easily, I've had microwaves refrigerators and a snowblower that are brand new and the sheet metal is so thin that when they're running it makes a horrible rattling sound

@renabee8246 8 ай бұрын

I love that cute little microwave.

@bwc1976 8 ай бұрын

When I had a kid we had a Sharp microwave that size, except it did have the turntable, it was called a Carousel. It was 400 watts back when the instructions on packages were for 700 watt microwaves, and then later when I finally had a 700 watt, the instructions on packages changed to 1100 watt, I just can't win! Also I love your attitude towards older more reliable appliances, I myself have an older (1998) car that's been in my family for most of its life and I plan on keeping forever.

@killerpimp01 8 ай бұрын

My Grandparents had this exact microwave in their RV back in the 80's.

@dungeonbrownies 7 ай бұрын

I had that same dryer. Those and old fashioned washers that'll take any kind of soap or detergent you can throw at it are absolute treasures now.

@DrBockNstein 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos it sounds dumb but there is something almost magical about old mechanical appliances.

@tall_dude1233 8 ай бұрын

That's likely a 500-watt microwave. I have an old GE 600-watt microwave from 1989 and it takes a good 40% more time to cook a frozen meal, since most frozen meals are rated for 1100-watt microwaves. But seeing as old microwaves from 35 years ago are still working, it's a true testamate to how well things were built back then.

@YuliiaJV 7 ай бұрын

I heat my mill on lower powe but longer. And het is spread more evenly inside food mass.

@martinlacouline2049 8 ай бұрын

I have a Panasonic microwave 1983, I still use it btw, but i takes more and more time to cook something with the years... I LOVE old appliances too 🤘!! I would watch more of these videos for sure!

@drphil1984 8 ай бұрын

My dad still has one of these microwaves! We used it on family vacations. Small enough he could hook it up with an inverter to our minivan battery and warm things up while at a campsite or where ever needed. It was perfect size for our small RV.

@themoon69420 8 ай бұрын

I enjoy vintage stuff too. After my grandpa passed, I kept a lot of his and my grandma's old stuff out of the estate sale. Grandma had a gold mine of old PYREX and Corning Ware baking dishes and Tupperware. I kept basically everything from the kitchen except the large appliances. Also kept their old Hoover and Electrolux vacuum cleaners from the 1970's and pretty much emptied out grandpa's workshop and the garage. There was one thing that I wanted since I was a child, though, and I couldn't get it, and that was my great-grandma's '61 Buick Electra. It crushed my soul watching that old car drive away on a trailer.

@kandycebeeks7056 8 ай бұрын

I remember when we got our first microwave…early 80’s….this brings me back

@tonyg6103 8 ай бұрын

Yeah we had one in the 80’s. It was as big and bulky as a 32” TV

@tennillej9601 8 ай бұрын

This is the cutest appliance and you know things back then were built to last

@therealchayd 7 ай бұрын

That's a brilliant little oven - would be perfect for a camper conversion, shame there aren't many manufacturers out there making small, low wattage off-grid appliances. Talking of old appliances in the context of reliability; we've got a 30 year old (maybe older) Miele washing machine (German made), and the thing has never let us down once. It's getting due for some new drum bearings, which I'm dreading as you have to hoist the whole drum assembly out with an engine crane - so that'll be fun...

@themechanic9226 8 ай бұрын

I had one of those old 80’s small microwaves (different model but same brand/size). It took forever to cook so yours is functioning pretty normal. It didn’t ding when it finished either, it just cut off just like yours.

@NYDRAINS 8 ай бұрын

You don't get to see things like that anymore ,cool 👍

@RatKindler 8 ай бұрын

I've never seen a microwave that small before. I've got a 1979 Toshiba microwave that's been in daily use since the day it was bought. It died two years ago with a blown capacitor on the board but I haven't got around to trying to fix it yet. No turntable, but it had a rotating deflector in the ceiling to scatter the microwaves so you didn't have to adjust the food.

@mikemotorbike4283 7 ай бұрын

Nice find! These were used in Roadtrek RVs. They are unique because they are moar vertical than others with side controls. Mine could burn food, but not so bad, maybe like you say, it had a microwave mixer (moving blades to disburse waves)in the ceiling. When mine stopped working I was astonished to find a replacement at a yard sale. They fit in a custom cabinet in the Road Trek.. These are great for all classic/retro RVs because the shape takes less counter or shelf space than the dime a dozen horizontal ones, although they may not fit a dinner plate.. but since they don' rotate, they can do larger odd sized square food storage containers. Plus they are simple, light, easy on wiring, but vanishingly rare to find.

@ZombieLogic101 8 ай бұрын

my god that thing is so damn tiny.....I love that some though of this, I'd say it's a high end dorm/rv/boat model from the late 80's early 90's. Just a lovely little thing to see still running!

@alfreeman69 7 ай бұрын

That microwave is spot on on the cooking time, 12 minutes is exactly the cooking time it has on the guide on the front of it.

@ecotraveler250 8 ай бұрын

I still use the Tappan microwave my dad bought in 1973. Works like a champ. It cost $800 new.

@Richiecandylover 8 ай бұрын

What a cute little microwave!! I have an app on my phone which converts a recipe power into microwave power, your 6 minute dinner takes 16 minutes 30 seconds on a 400w microwave

@TheCozypillow 8 ай бұрын

What’s the app called? I’m curious

@Richiecandylover 8 ай бұрын

@@TheCozypillow They are different ones for iPhone and Android… on iPhone I use “Microwave” (icon red microwave on a black background) - if you’re an android user it’s called “Watt Time” - (icon beigey yellow microwave on a blue background made by Monolith Studios) - caution there is a app called Watt Time that shows up first, that is for Tesla soo scroll down more)

@elizabethpeterson1644 7 ай бұрын

My grandmother used to have one just liked this one. I still have a microwave oven that my parents gotten over 40 years ago. It still works.

@TruthHurtsSoGetAHelmet 8 ай бұрын

I cannot believe you found that just sitting on the side of the road! What a find! I love everything from the 80’s. It may be simplistic but that’s what makes it so wonderful.

@TheShutterNinja 8 ай бұрын

Wow, my grandmother bought hers in 1986 as well. Brings back memories.

@derekfoulk4692 8 ай бұрын

This is guy is awesome, Ive never seen someone so interested in basic modern tools of kitchen life. Lol

@pazf4384 8 ай бұрын

A month ago my refrigerator died, it was bought by my parents in 1977 and worked until September 2023! consecutive! Unbelievable! And when I say when he worked continuously it means that he did not stop working at all except for a power outage once every twenty years and even that was only for a few minutes. And even the lamp inside when you open a door has never burned out.

@kimberlybramwell114 8 ай бұрын

My great Grandpa left my dad an old Samsung microwave when he passed away in 2008. My dad was born in 1964 and he remembers using the same microwave when he would come visit during his teen years. We are still using it!

@bewg 8 ай бұрын

postie, you're a legend, keep it up mate 👍

@mohawk1778 8 ай бұрын

I always just love the simplicity of some of the things you show us and talk to us about. I wouldn’t have thought I would have enjoyed an old microwave but here we are lol 😂 thanks Post!

@AlKaseltzer87 8 ай бұрын

That microwave on the shelf. Its power level. It's over 9000!!!!!

@rooftop666 8 ай бұрын

This was a cool video. Your appreciation for old appliances is endearing. Nice to see them get put to use!

@n3wb1shness 8 ай бұрын

Thats wild. my first job as a kid in the 80's (I was around 16 or 17) was at 7-11 and we used to have this same microwave by the cold case and the slurpee machine. customers would nuke the frozen burritos inside of it. thing stayed right there in the same spot until 2006, well after I quit working there.

@jamesalinio5277 8 ай бұрын

Cool video Post 10, a friendly suggestion if you want to "make" the plastic parts like new, take the part(s) off the item, place in a container big enough for the parts to be submerged, like in a glass container, cover the outside of the container with aluminum foil, then place the parts to be restored in the container, fill with hydrogen peroxide and then place UV lights above the liquid and come back later, check the color of the parts and repeat until you're satisfied, I watch Tonka toys restorations and the UV light and hydrogen peroxide work pretty good, TRG restoration, Chip channel are two restoration channels to learn from

@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV 8 ай бұрын

Here on Kangaroo Island, people use old microwaves as mailboxes - keeps the mail nice and dry!

@JeffreyReed4380 8 ай бұрын

My Grandma’s first microwave!!! Literally the exact one! Wow, brought back some memories and glad to see it still works! Great find bud! ❤

@hminchella7423 8 ай бұрын

I like how you think Post. You make this fun. Thank you young man.

@emptywig 7 ай бұрын

I had one of these when I was in college. I carried it around from the dorms to my many apartments in Austin until I left. Worked great for what it was - a low-wattage small microwave.

@ricj7517 8 ай бұрын

Great find New England 👍Didn't know they were still around especially on a roadside .. A gem from '84

@themousefiles 8 ай бұрын

I love when you do old items. It brings so much nostalgia to me.

@frederickbowman4494 8 ай бұрын

Great video we love your old food and old appliances videos we think they are your best work great job always look forward to seeing them

@mojorisen74 8 ай бұрын

My grandma had this model. I haven't seen it since the 80's. Thanks for putting this up

@JessHull 8 ай бұрын

I love that you love old appliances because I also love old appliances so its neat to see someone that appreciates the older more reliable less computer driven technologies.

@vwkitty 8 ай бұрын

“It’s an outdoor freezer, which is really really cool” 😂

@DragonUltraMaster 8 ай бұрын

It looks soo cool when the timer is turning. Slow, slow but steady!

@morganjones3980 7 ай бұрын

Good old mechanical logic system never fails

@colinbaldwin3278 8 ай бұрын

Another great video! BTW your basement microwave is a GE Profile 1100 Watt Microwave. Looks to be from the early 2000's! Thanks for all the great content!

@MidnightTheKitten 8 ай бұрын

I've been showing my mom your videos! She thought they were very interesting and thought you seemed like a cool person. I've been watching your videos for about a year now, and, as many people have said, I find them very relaxing and interesting. Your content is so genuine and doesn't need superfluous editing and sound effects to be entertaining, which is a rare thing. Keep it up!!

@Katreyn_ 8 ай бұрын

What a cool find. Never seen one that small.

@lorizeppelina2286 8 ай бұрын

Post! My husband and I love watching all your videos! Hope you're having a great evening!

@Future-Classic-Comics 8 ай бұрын

The burner is pure fiya 🔥 and the Microwave is litt!

@stevepeterson5943 8 ай бұрын

My grandma had this same one till she passed, and i have it now, i used it every day for years. Its still going. Nice and small, and an actual mechanical bell ding, not electronic beep. Love it : )

@cherylyargeau4422 8 ай бұрын

Sooo cute and tiny But it got the job done. Great vid Post❤

@aquariusandrey5552 8 ай бұрын

OMG😲Mouses in freezer ? Snack for snake ? 🍔😋

@bladerunner752 8 ай бұрын

That's cool. I remember back in the mid 80s the 7-Eleven in my neighborhood had this stainless steel looking microwave about the size on that little one and it cooked frozen burritos etc in the store really fast, like 2 minutes. One of those would be neat to find. Awesome videos as always. Cheers 👍

@Jjangbunbun 8 ай бұрын

Awesome collection

@dondtektor8537 5 ай бұрын

Man I love your videos. So much fun,,,

@LoisGriffin8 8 ай бұрын

Cool! I love these old appliances

@canadiangunner0190 8 ай бұрын

Cool! I actually remember seeing one of these at an old office building my uncle worked at years ago. Love these old appliance videos!

@joeykliniski3336 8 ай бұрын

Nice love old nostalgia have a good night cool

@dannyboysable 8 ай бұрын

That is cool, I love vintage products and appliances..Awesome video 😎

@badger5989 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting video! You have some very awesome old appliances!!

@Salty-lil-Sloth 8 ай бұрын

Another super interesting and unique video! Love these!

@pumpkinpie7254 8 ай бұрын

Good morning Post ! Looking forward to your next two uploads 💕

@gabelopez8777 8 ай бұрын

Very cool stuff, I'm glad I found your channel. Gonna be on the lookout for one of those microwaves for my car.

@7_31_73 8 ай бұрын

@7:00 ITS GOT A LIGHT, AND "EVERY THING" 😂

@hevchip741 8 ай бұрын

I agree, the simple gadgets are the best. I personally hate how everything has gone digital, just another thing to go wrong. I love that microwave, what a great size. It's really good how you pick these things up and keep them from being landfill.

@Melissa0774 8 ай бұрын

They actually had a microwave kind of like this one, with a dial, in the break room at a classical radio station, located on a community college campus, I worked at. I worked there from 2008 to 2014. I wasn't 100% sure what it was, but I think it was a very old microwave oven from the late 70's or early 80's. I've never seen anything like it. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a toaster oven, even though it looked a lot like one and had the same kind of door.

@Pipkiablo 8 ай бұрын

I was staying over at an elderly man's house for a day once to help him out (he was almost completely immobile and needed someone to sit with him in case of an emergency) and I needed to heat up some food, and he directed me to a microwave like this. The dial on his only went up to somewhere like five minutes. I remember staring at it and wondering what it even was because I'd never seen a microwave with a dial before. It took me like twelve minutes to cook my cup noodles, lol.

@happynapper1234 8 ай бұрын

it looks adorable thanks 4 the upload

@db.mc2 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Post! 👊👍Appreciate you my friend 🙏

@kouwearie5302 8 ай бұрын

You're a true Horsefighter!❤

@carolynsweetASMR 6 ай бұрын

I love it!

@melodiccanvas 8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome, Dave

@SPNKr16 Күн бұрын

Our only brand new microwave was from 2006, bought new that year and it's also a Sharp - fully electronic with turntable. That GE Sensor microwave at the top is very nostalgic to me, I do remember seeing those cooking guides after opening the door back in the day. Our Sharp also has the yellowed aged plastic fascia about the same tone just lighter than yours. They must have been using the same plastic in 2006 since the 1980s. Not broken, don't fix it they probably once said. But it does turn a yellowy butter sort of like my Fender made in Mexico electric guitar. Most of my other guitars didn't yellow but this off white guitar has been turning into a cream finish since 2007. Almost always kept in a dark room too. Very photosensitive some finished surfaces and plastics can be, it's strange.

@qwilfish66 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video 😊

@DoRC 7 ай бұрын

My dad had that exact same microwave in his shop office for many years. Seeing your example definitely brought me back.

@alexisreyes4179 8 ай бұрын

Wow how interesting these classic microwaves looked like back in the days

@ShamrockParticle 7 ай бұрын

The 80s angled have dated surprisingly well

@TamaraS0801 8 ай бұрын

I’m 42 and I had this same exact microwave in my kitchen early 90s. My grandmother brought it from a yard sale. It was definitely white back then lol

@dayender 8 ай бұрын

I must be a geek to have watched this entire video. Interesting stuff my man

@nodescriptionavailable3842 8 ай бұрын

Yeah the old appliances with the mechanical timers were the best, before they went full throttle with the planned obsolescence like today. If I had a truck Id pick up every free, white, cube shaped, old-school washer or dryer I saw on tge side of the road. Got side tracked, rambling lol Great video Post!

@griffinshortclipschannel1914 8 ай бұрын

Yup, I had one of these, worked great back in the day.

@1nsanejochem 8 ай бұрын

You should retrobright the yellowed parts, will require taking it apart but will work wonders

@GreyLeno 6 ай бұрын

Yoo, dawg pound!! Much respect, brother🙏

@TehSlan 8 ай бұрын

I'd use one of these lil guys for my cheese sauce, so adorable and the low wattage is great to reduce popping! Modern ones don't adjust their wattage, put them on a lower 'power level' and they just cycle on and off